Exchange Rates on 10th July 09 

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.09		115.80
Sterling Pound	185.27		189.09
Euro		158.82		162.46
Swiss Franc	104.66		107.87
Canadian Dollar	97.48		100.45
Australian Dollar	88.48		91.11
Singapore Dollar	77.85		79.73
Japanese Yen	1.2231		1.2545

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous day’s market weighted 
average rate for the US$ are as follows:

Country		Currency		Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar		304.79
Kuwait		Dinar		399.95
Oman		Rial		298.43
Qatar		Riyal		31.55
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.64
UAE		Dirham		31.28

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 3rd July, 2009 
by all commercial banks were 15.54 percent and 11.31 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of June, 2009 was 11.12 percent.